Records
Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 11 February | Heat 1 | Casey FitzRandolph | United States | 34.42 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 16 February | Gerard van Velde | Netherlands | 1:07.18 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 19 February | Derek Parra | United States | 1:43.95 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 5000 metres | 9 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 6:14.66 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 10000 metres | 22 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 12:58.92 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Catriona Le May Doan | Canada | 37.30 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 16 February | Chris Witty | United States | 1:13.83 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 1:54.02 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 3000 metres | 16 February | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 3:57.70 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 5000 metres | 16 February | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:46.91 | OR | WR |
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